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Warden Station, Easier Access tender is out (phase 1)
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Northern Light
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A couple of reports on Easier Access are heading to next week's TTC Meeting.
One is on Museum Station, which will also gain a Second Exit; the other is on High Park.
In respect of the former, there is the report:
From the above:
The report on High Park Station is here:
One is on Museum Station, which will also gain a Second Exit; the other is on High Park.
In respect of the former, there is the report:
From the above:
The report on High Park Station is here:
Richard White
Senior Member
So much for uniformity with the design scheme at Museum.
This is why I wish they had kept the blue and beige tiles. So much easier to replace in instances like this when they are doing major renovations to the station.
Northern Light
Superstar
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Are there renders that I missed? How do we know what finishes will be used in this project?
Richard White
Senior Member
Museum Station was renovated a decade ago to mimic the ROM above.
I was simply saying that by renovating the station so extensively they are likely going to end up with a hodge-podge of finishes within the station. No doubt the coordinated design theme most recently installed will be hard to replicate at this point.
With the original beige and blue tiles they could have easily put up a facsimile, more easily than trying to coordinate finishes here.
marcus_a_j
Senior Member
turini2
Active Member
Don't remember seeing this render of High Park before. (Apologies, the image is very low quality on the TTC site - not much I can do about that!)
https://www.ttc.ca/about-the-ttc/projects-and-plans/High-Park-Station
https://www.ttc.ca/about-the-ttc/projects-and-plans/High-Park-Station
Northern Light
Superstar
That entrance building is getting a lot larger! Looks like its at least 2.5x the current size.
JasonParis
Moderator
I wonder what the point of the larger building is, especially as less busses go to High Park station than previous.
Richard White
Senior Member
Perhaps protecting a future connection for the 506?
DSC
Superstar
The TOInview website has just added the King Station project, to start in 2023. The elevator will be on the Melinda side.
JasonParis
Moderator
They run 506 shuttles there sometimes, but are you suggesting the streetcar route would be expanded from High Park loop to High Park station?
Richard White
Senior Member
It would make logical sense though I can't see the TTC paying for new tracks anytime soon.
smallspy
Senior Member
Looks as if it's on a similar scale as the rebuild of Summerhill, who's headhouse is getting a similar enlargening.
Those elevators require a lot of space and ancillary systems. It seems as if the current trend is to put them at ground level - which is easier to build and maintain, so I guess that's a plus. The downside is that the buildings need to be bigger to contain them all.
(Plus, the fact that there's one elevator on each side of the tracks, so the spacing between them is 50+ feet. Might as well make that area fare-paid.....)
Dan
turini2
Active Member
Also ancillary space is always in demand - cleaning, storage, station staff offices - as well as retail units. Could make the station feel less cramped, too